Insurgent progressives finish primaries with mixed record against Democratic establishment

By Sarah Bedford

Published September 15, 2022 4:51pm ET

Insurgent progressives finish primaries with mixed record against Democratic establishment — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, reacts while talking to the media, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday's election. | (Mark Lennihan/AP)

A crop of insurgent progressives ended the midterm primary season with a spotty record against candidates who had the backing of establishment Democrats as the party fears losing its congressional majorities to a Republican wave.

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